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Cleanse Prep Week Begins!
Here we go, beautiful friends! Our journey toward greater balance, nourishment, and renewal begins✨
This week is all about creating space for the body to release. Before we begin our 9-day kitchari mono-diet, we're going to gently simplify what we're putting into our bodies, while bringing in more of what supports digestion, nourishment, and ease.
START GRADUALLY REDUCING:
- ☕ Coffee, caffeine & alcohol
- 🍬 Refined sugars & processed foods
- 🧀 Excess dairy, especially cheese
- 🍖 Red meat & heavy, difficult-to-digest proteins
- 🍅 Nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes & eggplant)
- 🥜 Large beans, nut butters & soy
- 🧂 Excess salt, vinegars & condiments
- 🍌 Bananas
- 🍕 Heavy, leftover food
✨ HOW DO WE DO THIS?
The approach is simple:
**Reduce by ¼ of your usual amount each day.**
For example, if you're drinking 4 cups of coffee daily:
- Day 1: 3 cups
- Day 2: 2 cups
- Day 3: 1 cup
- Day 4: Replace with a nourishing herbal tea such as dandelion root or peppermint.
This gradual reduction gives your body time to adjust and can help minimize withdrawal symptoms, cravings, and discomfort. Go more slowly if needed, especially with caffeine.
🌿 WHAT ARE WE ADDING IN?
Think WARM, COOKED, SIMPLE & NOURISHING.
✨ Seasonal cooked vegetables
✨ Warm water and digestive teas (CCF, ginger, fennel, peppermint)
✨ Digestive spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric & fennel
✨ Appropriate amounts of healthy fats, including ghee
✨ Gentle movement, breathwork, self-massage & time in nature as much as able (even 10 minutes a few times a week adds up)
✨ Consistent meals, earlier bedtimes & moments of stillness
❤️ NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR WHY.
Your WHY matters more than any checklist.
Why did you choose to join this cleanse?
*Maybe you're looking for more energy, better digestion, a calmer mind, or simply a chance to reconnect with yourself.
*Maybe you've been giving so much of yourself to everyone else that you're finally ready to get some of that love and attention back.
Whatever brought you here, hold onto it.
There will be moments when old habits call you back:
*When convenience feels easier than intention.
*When your mind tells you that one small change doesn't matter.
But it does; every small choice is a shift towards what you have chosen for yourself.
We are not chasing perfection; we are cultivating awareness, consistency, and a deeper relationship with our bodies.
Remember, in Ayurveda we don't just focus on what we remove, we pay attention to what we nourish.
💚 YOUR INVITATION TODAY
Drop your WHY in the comments below! 👇
What are you hoping to create, shift, or invite into your life through this seasonal pitta (excess heat) cleanse?
Let's encourage one another as we begin; you've got this!
If you have not yet joined in + want to gift yourself this reset alongside approximately 13 friends for support, there is still time tp join this week!
Connect if you have any questions at all.
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Cleanse Prep Week Begins!
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